Someone asked the other day about Diesel….because he hasn’t been featured on the blog for a while. Diesel’s fine….just as cantankerous as ever. He sits on the back of the couch all day hoping for a visitor that he can sink his teeth into.

Diesel’s our 2 pound yorkie. He’s turning 12 this year. I think he’s a little superhero….sneaking out at night when we are asleep and saving small animals…..because he’s a vegetarian. We call him:

“protector of all things good”

He’s kind of grumpy, he hoards toys under our bed, he steals pens and markers, he snaps at most women, he’s lost most of his teeth, he bites the ankles of anyone who comes to the front door……but he’s also a loyal friend who never left my side when I was going through chemotherapy last year. He loves cucumbers and Q-tips. He’s high maintenance and dainty. We joke that he’s the most expensive dog per pound…..in vet bills. He once spent a week in an incubator after eating a poisonous mushroom……and later spent a few days in observation after falling down a step (just one stair step).

I’d been collecting clips over the past year and I recently added a song that I thought was perfect. Hearing the song on the Grammy’s last night reminded me to share it with you!

Poor little Diesel hasn’t been feeling all that well. We took him to the vet this week and we are going to try a new diet that’s easier to digest and hopefully he’ll be back to terrorizing any front door visitors. Boo and I have been working on a little Diesel movie and today we had grand plans for shooting…..but all Diesel really did was bask in the sun. There goes our action thriller…..we might have to lean more towards a “Remains of the Day” type plot….

I think I’ve calculated that Diesel might be the most expensive dog, per pound, ever. He’s eleven years old and I swear he’s been to the doctor more times than the rest of the family combined. His parents were 4 and 6 pounds but Diesel never made it past 2.5 lbs at his heaviest. He’s too small to jump up even one stair. But, apparently he’s ferocious, because his entire vet file is covered with “caution” stickers. The groomer has even used a little 1″ muzzle on him….it’s like a muzzle for a gerbil.

Our little Diesel…. back from the vet and groomer. He is our 8-year-old grump. He has “CAUTION” stickers all over his file at the vet. Yesterday they made him wear a muzzle….a tiny, itsy-bitsy, 1 inch wide muzzle.

Okay, maybe the bee costume is more pathetic. Sienna kept telling him to “fly, fly Diesel” and I got worried that she would toss him off the counter…..

You might remember when I was asking for prayers back in April because we thought we were going to lose him? Diesel has been doing much better so thank you! He is still getting his teeth cleaned monthly (I, of course, haven’t been to a dentist in years), eating a homeopathic diet (with ketchup) and fighting with his sister Sienna (Diesel is winning). He’s starting to lose all his hair so he could probably use some more prayers

This post has nothing to do with crafting or painting…..it is about my little doggie who is more precious than any of those to me. We have a little 2 lb Yorkie named Diesel. He will be 8 years old this year. He is so small sometimes I think he could be the smallest dog in the world.

We didn’t buy him this small on purpose….both his parents were around 4 lbs….Diesel just never grew. We’ve had to protect him from hawks and owls who stalk him from outside. He has special stairs around to help him get on furniture. He gets his teeth cleaned monthly (he has very bad teeth). He has been a very high maintenance dog, and we love him dearly.

Last year, he was diagnosed with liver disease and has been doing well since I put him on a strict homeopathic diet. The veterinarian wanted to send him to LA to have part of his liver removed (which if you look at his x-ray it is literally the size of a grape) but we didn’t think such a small dog could live through that. Lately he has been getting more and more lethargic. Today he wouldn’t even get up to go on a walk (but he did eat a little and drink a little). I’m very sad and very worried. Please pray for our sweet lil Diesel!